Börr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - börr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "börr" (or bǫrr) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

börr (bǫrr): börr, m. Træ eller et vist Slags Træ.SE. I, 416; Brynh. 13 (hvor böðvistaar for börvi paa Grund af Lighed i Udtalen mellem ð og r ligesom omvendthöfuðbarmr staar for höfuðbaðmr);jvf s. Bugge i NFkv. 240 a. 418 b;börr skjaldar dvs. Stridsmand, Kriger,Am. 28.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, börr may be more accurately written as bǫrr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚯᚱᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.: accusativ.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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